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Position: | Offensive guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Hamilton, Ohio, U.S. | May 15, 1997
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 316 lb (143 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: |
Ross ( Ross, Ohio) |
College: | Indiana (2015–2019) |
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 209 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Player stats at PFR |
Simon Vai Stepaniak (born May 15, 1997) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at Indiana.
A three-star recruit, Stepaniak committed to Indiana over offers from Louisville, Kentucky, Minnesota, Penn State, and Wake Forest, among others. [1] In his first two seasons, he played behind Dan Feeney. As a senior, Stepaniak started 10 games at right guard and one game at left guard. He earned third-team all- Big Ten Conference honors. According to Pro Football Focus, he gave up one sack as a senior. Stepaniak made 31 career starts at Indiana. [2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
313 lb (142 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
37 reps | ||||||||
All values from NFL Combine [3] |
Stepaniak was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round with the 209th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. [4] [5] He was the Packers' third straight offensive line selection. [6] He was signed on June 1, 2020. [7] He was placed on the active/ non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 31, 2020. [8] He was moved to the reserve/non-football injury list at the start of the regular season on September 5, 2020. [9] He was activated on December 9, 2020. [10] On January 12, 2021, Stepaniak was placed on injured reserve. [11] He was placed on the reserve/retired list on July 31, 2021, [12] retiring that same day. [13]